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Can a $10 Radeon HD 4850 still run GTA SA, Crysis and CoD4 in 2026? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by RiskRig91@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Picked up a used Gigabyte HD 4850 with Zalman aftermarket cooler for $10. The Zalman cooler kept temps at just 53°C — massive difference from my previous HD 3850 that hit 106°C! Tested on a Core 2 Duo rig with GTA SA, CoD4, Crysis and more. Full video here: https://youtu.be/0ORqQPk7kjs

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[–] RiskRig91@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Haha 4x Crossfire sounds like an absolute disaster — so much heat for worse performance! But that's the kind of experiment you do just to say you did it. Running Crysis on 4x HD 4850 with a Phenom is peak LAN party energy!

[–] defuse959@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Oh yeah, man. Thankfully, I had no delusions about it being anything other than a shit show.

I certainly miss those days. Bring back, dedicated servers dammit!